Re: Interesting characterization of pleading no contest to the charges.
Interesting how many times people have gone over this, and still you don't seem to get it. Pleading "no contest" assumes you have been charged with something and go to court. Intel was neither charged, nor did they go to court.
The equivalent would be a neighbor who threatens to sue someone if they continue to traverse on his lawn when they take their morning jog. The neighbor has a right to his property, but it's very unlikely that a judge would fine a guy very much, even if the neighbor came into court with molds of his bootprints as proof! But since the jogger is such a nice guy, he agrees to take another route every morning with minimal impact to his schedule, and the neighbor drops the charges.
Later, some crazy old lady wants to sue the jogger for being a manage to his neighborhood, and a pro-active judge happens to grant her access to the boot molds that the previous neighbor had taken. You could call it incriminating, if you yourself are also as big a nutjob as the neighborhood crazy old lady, but it's doubtful many people would agree with you.
Re: Like you would ever admit that Intel committed an illegal act, even if it happened in front of your own eyes...
Like you would ever admit Intel was innocent, even if that was the truth and it was on display for all to see....